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President Hassan: We will do our best and unite with our brothers from Somaliland by early next year
[Shabelle] the president of the federal republic of Somalia, Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud who addressed the media today in Mogadishu said that talks with Somaliland will continue and hopes to reconcile and reunite with the Somaliland administration in coming months.

Mr. Mohamud added that the rest of Somali regional administrations should trust the federal government on the issue as it is all inclusive and consists of all Somalis regardless of their clans or regions.

Mr. Mohamud also addressed the issue of state formations and accused previous regimes of putting up poor structures on the formation of new states in the country. He added that his government has a well- all inclusive plans on state formations and will stick with its plans to form new states as promised before.

The president's remarks on Somaliland comes at a time when the talks between the two administrations held closed door meetings in Turkey twice before with the third round expected to be staged again in Turkey.
Posted by: Fred 2013-10-18
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